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To make the situ- ation even more dan- gerous, Holmes filled the apartment with bottles of gasoline, and jars mixed with several chemicals including homemade napalm , ammunition, and gun- powder. Neighbors Stunned Everhart didn’t know her apartment building

was a time bomb when the police called. She had lived in the 12-unit building for five years. Holmes’ apartment was right above hers. So with the help of police, Everhart and the other residents, along with those living in the sur- rounding neighborhood, evacuated 1690 Paris Street. Then the local bomb squad tried to figure out what to do.

The presence of flammable gasoline in the apartment greatly increased the danger for bomb- squad technicians.

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